Whats the best way to soften my water?

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Exactly what the thread title says. My water is WAY too hard, what are your experiences or knowledge of the better softener. BTW we ...

Exactly what the thread title says. My water is WAY too hard, what are your experiences or knowledge of the better softener. BTW we have a water softener but my dad is FLIPPING his lid when I use it because of the large amount of energy it uses and so on. (He never really has given me a proper answer as to why it angers him so much, but it does so a solution is needed )